News about Johor

PETALING JAYA (Feb 22): Sunway Bhd announced that its  property division will be launching  projects with a total gross development value (GDV) of RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): Property developer UEM Sunrise Bhd is teaming up with Mulpha International Bhd, to jointly develop three parcels of land in Nusajaya, Johor, which will have a combined gross development value (GDV) of RM5 billion.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 12): Johor’s industrial property market continues to be the top destination for investments despite the sluggish property market due to its proximity with Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo-controlled Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Bhd (IWH) is again ruminating to take its shares public after shelving the plan indefinitely, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter.

DESPITE its proximity to Singapore, the Johor Bahru property market had never received the same kind of attention as the Klang Valley or Penang markets until the launch of the Iskandar Malaysia development corridor in 2006.

ISKANDAR (Feb 4): Nusajaya Consolidated Sdn Bhd (NCSB), a 50:50 joint-venture (JV) company between United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand) and UEM Sunrise Bhd, will be launching its mixed development, The Waves, in Puteri Harbour, Johor, by year-end.

  Analysis by TheEdgeProperty.

Here are the average prices per square foot for the Johor Bahru non-landed residential market.

A HALAL economy will emerge as another growth driver for Iskandar Malaysia with Johor having opened the industry to Japanese and other Asian companies, Tentu Teguh Sdn Bhd (TTSB) CEO Mohd Noor Abd Salam tells City & Country.

•     Fueled by Iskandar Malaysia, Johor Bahru has changed dramatically.